Pope Soter

Pope Soter (120-174) was the Pope from 167 to 174, succeeding Pope Anicetus and preceding Pope Eleutherius.

Biography
Soter was born in Fundi, Campania, Roman Empire (present-day Fondi, Lazio, Italy) to a family of Greeks. During his pontifficate, he declared that marriage was only valid when a priest blessed it as a sacrament, and he also made Easter an annual festival in Rome. He was martyred in 174 by Emperor Marcus Aurelius.